JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Nate Landwehr beat Darren Elkins with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 8 in Jacksonville, Fla.
Take a look inside the fight with Landwehr, who handed Elkins his fourth straight loss.
Result: Nate Landwehr def. Darren Elkins via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Updated records: Landwehr (14-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Elkins (24-9 MMA, 14-8 UFC)
Key stat: Elkins outlanded Landwehr 135-111 overall, and each fighter landed 45 percent of his strikes.
Landwehr on the fight’s key moment
“I could have poured it on a little bit more if I wasn’t doing so much entertaining. I think I just proved that I am one of the most elite fighters on the planet.”
Landwehr on bloodying up Elkins
“My manager called me with Darren Elkins. I knew he had fought the who’s-who. I think I beat him just as bad as the champ (Alexander Volkanovski) beat him. He’s beat a lot of good people and he’s had close fights with a lot of people. I think I beat him pretty handily.”
Landwehr on what he wants next
“I would like to fight this guy (Movsar Evloev). When I used to fight for M-1 Global, he was the (1)35 champ. He’s 12-0 – I think he’s 2-0 in the UFC. … Just get the call, go chill, hopefully get that bonus for ‘Fight of the Night,’ and just sit by the phone and wait for my manager to call.”
To hear more from Landwehr, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
